Overview
The Bible addresses olive tree across 26 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Zechariah, Deuteronomy and 1 Kings. Closely related themes include Olive Tree, the, Temple, the Second, Holy Spirit and Zerubbabel. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Zerubbabel and Noah.
Key Bible verses about olive tree
Old Testament
Deuteronomy
And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; of oil: Heb. of olive tree of oil
When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. go: Heb. bough it after thee
Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.
1 Kings
And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high. olive: or, oily: Heb. trees of oil
And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. a fifth: or, fivesquare
The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees. two: or, leaves of the doors open flowers: Heb. openings of flowers
So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall. a fourth: or, foursquare
Zechariah
And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof: a bowl: Heb. her bowl seven pipes: or, seven several pipes to the lamps
And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. might: or, army
Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.
For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. for they: or, since the seven eyes of the Lord shall rejoice plummet: Heb. stone of tin
Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?
And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? through: Heb. by the hand empty: or, empty out of themselves oil into the gold the golden oil: Heb. the gold
People in the Bible and olive tree
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying olive tree for yourself
- Begin with Genesis 8:11, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Zechariah, Deuteronomy and 1 Kings each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Zerubbabel and Noah and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Olive Tree, the, Temple, the Second, Holy Spirit and Zerubbabel.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about olive tree?
The Bible addresses olive tree across 26 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Zechariah, Deuteronomy and 1 Kings. Closely related themes include Olive Tree, the, Temple, the Second, Holy Spirit and Zerubbabel. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Zerubbabel and Noah.
How many Bible verses are about olive tree?
The Bible references olive tree in 26 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention olive tree?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 8:11: “And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with olive tree?
Zerubbabel and Noah.
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